Benefits of birth control for female dogs

1. Avoid the trouble of estrus:

The genitals of female dogs in estrus swell and bleed, which can easily contaminate fur, floors, furniture, etc. Female dogs will constantly lick their private parts and seize every opportunity to flirt with other male dogs and even female dogs for mating purposes.

2. Avoid diseases:

Birth control for female dogs can avoid pyometra, reduce the risk of breast cancer, and avoid uterine cancer and ovarian cancer.

3. Avoid false pregnancy:

After birth control, the female dog can avoid the phenomenon of false pregnancy. Some female dogs will show pregnancy symptoms during the estrus period even if they have not mated, because the body metabolism is disordered. In this case, birth control of the female dog can be avoided as much as possible.

Disadvantages of birth control for female dogs

1. Increase the chance of obesity:

After birth control, the female dog will directly increase the chance of the dog becoming obese. Being overweight can easily cause arthritis. , heart disease, pancreatitis, and diabetes due to changes in hormonal metabolism in dogs after birth control.

2. Increase the risk of hemangioma:

Hemangiomas generally appear on the heart and spleen. Compared with dogs that have not been neutered, dogs that have been neutered are twice as likely to develop hemangioma in the spleen. The incidence of hemangioma has increased fourfold.

3. Risks of birth control surgery:

Twenty percent of birth control surgeries will be accompanied by at least one complication, such as adverse anesthetic reactions, internal bleeding, inflammation or infection, abscesses, incomplete sutures, etc. Fortunately, most complications are not serious, less than five percent are life-threatening, but the mortality rate is very low, less than one percent.
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